Tag Archives: South Bronx
Bronx teens party with a purpose
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erin McCarthy.
by Erin McCarthy
In a quiet basement room in the South Bronx, 15 teenagers and four adults sit in a semi-circle with their shoes off. Amid the white, purple-toed and mismatched socks, the high school students and their instructors talk about why they can’t wait to party.
It’s not just any party, but a “Red Party” where Bronx teenagers can dance, listen to poetry and music, watch a student-made documentary film and, the real reason for the affair, get tested for HIV.
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Bronx Pastor Feeds the Hungry
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin It’s been six years since Pastor John Udo-Okon slept in on a Saturday morning. Instead, every Saturday, Udo-Okon wakes up at 3 a.m. He parks his two vans on East 163rd Street in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, around the corner from his church, Word of Life Christian Fellowship International. The […]
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Nursing Home Struggles to Stay Open
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin A $7.5 million dollar budget deficit will soon force the Longwood St. Vincent De Paul nursing home to close its doors, something that would leave many elderly residents without access to local nursing home care. The South Bronx facility has had trouble covering its operating costs since it opened on Intervale Avenue […]
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Hunts Point Responds to Halloween Crime Fears
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin Jade Rodriguez has one thing on her mind this Halloween. “It’s all about the candy,” said Jade, 12. “I can’t wait to stuff my face with chocolate. “ But instead trick-or-treating on Saturday, Rodriguez will be home with her candy before most kids have put on their costumes—without having rung a single […]
